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1991 Sydney Synagogue Attacks
The 1991 Sydney synagogue attacks were a series of arson incidents, occurring between 26 January and 28 March 1991, targeting synagogues in Sydney, Australia. Five synagogues were attacked by arsonists within two months, resulting in one injury and over A$700,000 in damages. The attack also resulted in the permanent closure of the Bankstown Synagogue. Overview The series of attacks began on 26 January 1991, at the North Shore Temple Emanuel, in Chatswood, with arsonists setting fire to and destroying the synagogue's kindergarten, causing A$385,000 in damages. The following attack occurred on 26 February, at the Sephardi Synagogue, in Woollahra, arsonists broke into the synagogue kitchen and set it ablaze, causing A$25,000 in damages. On 5 March, at the Bankstown Synagogue, arsonists broke into the sanctuary and set it ablaze, causing A$140,000 in damages. The Torah scrolls at the Bankstown Synagogue were pulled from the building before they could be damaged in the incident. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEDT
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30) and Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00). Time is regulated by the individual state governments, some of which observe daylight saving time (DST). Daylight saving time (+1 hour) is used between the first Sunday in October and the first Sunday in April in jurisdictions in the south and south-east: * New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Jervis Bay Territory and the Australian Capital Territory switches to the Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time (AEDT; UTC+11:00), and * South Australia switches to the Australian Central Daylight Saving Time (ACDT; UTC+10:30). Standard time was introduced in the 1890s when all of the Australian colonies adopted it. Before the switch to standard time zones, each local city or town was free to determine its local time, called local mean time. Western Australia uses Western Standard Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Police Force
The New South Wales Police Force is a law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia, established in 1862. With more than 17,000 police officers, it is the largest police organisation in Australia, policing an area of 801,600 square kilometres with a population of more than 8.2 million people. In 2020, it had 21,455 employees – 17,348 police officers and 4,107 support staff, 432 police stations, 3,300 vehicles, 52 boats, 9 aircraft and a budget of AUD $4.8 billion. It is organised into police area commands (PACs) in metropolitan areas, police districts (PDs) in rural areas and specialist commands. It performs law enforcement in all areas of the state. Local government authorities and other agencies have very limited law enforcement responsibilities. The capacity of magistrates and justices to appoint constables was removed and the Commissioner of the NSW Police now has sole control of the appointment of constables in the state. Mission statement and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arson In 1991
Arson is the act of willfully and deliberately setting fire to or charring property. Although the act of arson typically involves buildings, the term can also refer to the intentional burning of other things, such as motor vehicles, watercraft, or forests. The crime is typically classified as a felony, with instances involving risk to human life or property carrying a stricter penalty. Arson that results in death can be further prosecuted as manslaughter or murder. A common motive for arson is to commit insurance fraud. In such cases, a person destroys their own property by burning it and then lies about the cause in order to collect against their insurance policy. Arson is also often committed to conceal another crime, such as murder or burglary. A person who commits arson is referred to as an arsonist, or a serial arsonist if the person has committed arson several times. Arsonists normally use an accelerant (such as gasoline or kerosene) to ignite, propel, and direct fire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 In Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1991 in Australia. Incumbents *Monarchy in Australia, Monarch – Elizabeth II *Governor General of Australia, Governor-General – Bill Hayden *Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister – Bob Hawke (until 20 December), then Paul Keating **Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Deputy Prime Minister – Paul Keating (until 3 June), then Brian Howe (politician), Brian Howe **List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition, Opposition Leader – John Hewson *Chief Justice of Australia, Chief Justice – Anthony Mason (judge), Sir Anthony Mason State and territory leaders *Premier of New South Wales – Nick Greiner **Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales), Opposition Leader – Bob Carr *Premier of Queensland – Wayne Goss **Leader of the Opposition (Queensland), Opposition Leader – Russell Cooper (until 9 December), then Rob Borbidge *Premier of South Australia – John Bannon **Leader of the Opposition (South Australia), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime In Australia
Crime in Australia is managed by various law enforcement bodies (federal and state-based police forces and local councils), the federal and state-based criminal justice systems and state-based correctional services. The Department of Home Affairs oversees federal law enforcement, national security (including cyber security, transport security, criminal justice, emergency management, multicultural affairs, immigration and border-related functions). It comprises the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre and the Australian Institute of Criminology . Each state and territory runs its own police service. The national justice system is overseen by the Attorney-General's Department, with each state and territory having its own equivalent. Prison services are run independently by correctional services depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Attacks On Jewish Institutions
The history of antisemitism, often called "the longest hatred", has included many violent attacks on Jewish institutions such as synagogues, Jewish Community Centers, and the headquarters of Jewish organizations. Attacks 1950s synagogue bombings ** 1958 – March 16: An explosion caused severe damage to the school wing of Temple Beth El in Miami, Florida. ** 1958 – March 16: Bombing of Jewish Community Center in Nashville, Tennessee at 8:07 p.m., claimed by segregationists of the Confederate Union. The front of the unoccupied building was damaged by dynamite, including broken windows and the front door, but the center reopened two days after the bombing. ** 1958 – April 28: Bombing of Jewish Center, a synagogue in Jacksonville, Florida. ** 1958 – October 12: bombing of The Temple in Atlanta, Georgia by white supremacists. ** 1958 – October 14, bomb damaged Temple Anshei Emeth, Peoria, Illinois. * 1967 – series of attacks by white separatists on Beth Isra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Melbourne Synagogue Attack
On 6 December 2024, at approximately 4:10 am local time, an arson terrorist attack took place at the Adass Israel Synagogue of Melbourne in Ripponlea, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The resulting fire injured one member of the synagogue and caused significant damage to the building. Investigation of the attack was assigned to the Australian Federal Police's counter-terrorism unit. On 9 December 2024, Victoria Police stated the incident was being treated as a terrorist attack. The perpetrators of the attack reportedly used an accelerant and followed by spreading that throughout the interior of the building with a broom before lighting the accelerant fluid. Background The synagogue had last been the subject of an arson in 1995, in which all the Torah scrolls were kept safe from the fire. In that case, police did not find any evidence that antisemitism or racism motivated the crime. Following the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, antisemitic actions directed at syn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antisemitism In Australia
Antisemitism in Australia is the manifestation of hostility, violence, prejudice or discrimination against the Jews, Jewish people or Judaism as a Religion, religious, Ethnic group, ethnic or Race (human categorization), racial group. This form of racism has affected Jews since History of the Jews in Australia, Australia's Jewish community was established in the 18th century, becoming more pronounced in the late 19th century, rising further in the 20th and early 21st centuries. There are a number of organisations that track antisemitic activities, including the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, that publish an annual list of all reported antisemitic activities. According to the Anti-Defamation League's 2014 Global100 survey, an estimated 14% of Australians harbour Antisemitism, antisemitic views. In 2025, this percentage rose to 20%. Antisemitism in Australia is perpetrated by a variety of groups, and it has manifested in attacks on Australian Jews and their religious and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temple Menorah
The Temple menorah (; , Tiberian Hebrew ) is a seven-branched candelabrum that is described in the Hebrew Bible and later ancient sources as having been used in the Tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem. Since ancient times, it has served as a symbol representing the Jews and Judaism in both the Land of Israel and the Jewish diaspora. It became the State of Israel's official emblem when it was founded in 1948. According to the Hebrew Bible, the menorah was made out of Gold#Religion, pure gold, and the only source of fuel that was allowed to be used to light the lamps was olive oil#Judaism, fresh olive oil. The menorah was placed in the Tabernacle. Biblical tradition holds that Solomon's Temple was home to ten menorahs, which were later plundered by the Judah's revolts against Babylon, Babylonians; the Second Temple is also said to have been home to a menorah. Following the Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE), Roman destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 CE, the menorah was taken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victoria (state), Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of Local Government Areas of Victoria#Municipalities of Greater Melbourne, 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong Ranges, and the Macedon R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doncaster, Victoria
Doncaster ( ) is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 15 km east of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Manningham Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Doncaster recorded a population of 25,020 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. The suburb, which is situated on 8.9 km2 of land, around the top of the 120 m high Doncaster Hill. The suburb consists of a central area along the top of Doncaster Hill, which includes several historical buildings along Doncaster Road, the Westfield Doncaster Shopping Centre and surrounding high-rise apartments, while the rest of the suburb is typical of many of Melbourne's eastern suburbs, with extensive low-density housing. Geography The border of the suburb follows the Koonung Creek from Doncaster Road, along the south of the suburb to Wetherby Road, which, with Victoria Street, forms the eastern border. The northern bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hill (Australian Politician)
Robert Murray Hill (born 25 September 1946) is a retired Australian politician. He is an adjunct professor in Sustainability and Co-Director of the Alliance 21 project at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. He is also a Commissioner of the Global Ocean Commission and the 15th Chancellor of the University of Adelaide. Early life and family Born in Adelaide, Hill studied at Scotch College, Adelaide and the University of Adelaide, where he took degrees in Arts and Law, and later the London School of Economics, where he gained a master's degree in law. Hill was a barrister and solicitor before entering politics. He was Vice-President of the Liberal Party in South Australia 1977–79 and President 1985–87. Like many South Australian Liberals, Hill belonged to the liberal or moderate wing of the Liberal Party. He was also a member of the Liberal Party's Federal Executive 1985–87 and 1990–93. Hill comes from a political family. His father, Murray H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
